SAS® Forecast Analyst Workbench

Maximize profitability, market share and customer satisfaction.

Create demand-driven, statistical forecasts with an analytics-driven framework that automates and manages the information exchange between everyone involved in the demand forecasting process. Sense demand signals. Predict and shape future demand more accurately. With the combined power of automation, analytics and workflow, you can generate the most unbiased and accurate large-scale demand forecasts.

Benefits

Generate accurate forecasts across your product hierarchy.

Our high-performance-forecasting model repository includes all core modeling techniques and methods across classifications. Add unlimited custom algorithms and methods. Use statistics and business rules to compare models so you can choose the best fit.

Reduce finished-goods inventory and stock-outs.

Our patented statistical forecasting engine provides a complete array of advanced forecasting methods. That means forecasts for your entire product portfolio are more accurate and reflect the realities of your business. Create plans that ensure the right products at the right time at the right locations so you can tighten safety stock levels and on-hand finished goods inventory. With an overall enhanced forecasting process and workflow, you can plan for future events with confidence across all business units.

Generate forecasts faster to get better results.

The shorter the time from initial forecast development to execution, the more accurate the forecast. An integrated forecasting suite means that data moves seamlessly among applications and users, making collaboration easier and faster. Advanced data visualization augments data discovery and exploration to derive rapid insights from huge volumes of data and faster answers to complex questions. Even those with limited analytical prowess can quickly zero in on areas of opportunity (or concern) in vast amounts of data.